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Certification Training in Long Beach 2/16/06

Century Anger Management announces upcoming Anger Management Certification Training on February 16, 2006 in Long Beach, California. This training is approved by the California Board of Corrections (now called the "Standards Corrections Authority") with approved sponsorship by the Orange County Probation Department. Also approved for CEUs by California BBS (for MFTs, educational psychologists and social workers) and CAADE (substance abuse professionals). For details and registration, click here.

Over-Confidence Can lead To Stress

According to numerous studies summarized in The Newsletter of The American Institute of Stress, not realistically knowing ourselves and our limitations can lead to much stress, frustration and unhappiness. Those who do not learn from their past mistakes and behavior patterns are doomed to repeat their mistakes.

For instance, numerous studies show that many people show a false sense of self-confidence in attempts to establish and adhere to a deadline. In one of these studies, researchers asked students working on class assignments to indicate time within which they were 50% certain they could finish the project as well as a date when they were 99% positive it would be completed.

The results? Only 45% were successful, showing that even for deadlines they were virutally certain they could easily beat or meet, their degree of confidence far exceeded their actual accomplishments.   

The lesson in these studies boils down to this: "know theyself" and set realistic expectations (one of our six tools of anger control) regarding what we can accomplish in the future. This should be based on a realistic assessment of our abilities, our past accomplishments, and a realistic assessment of possible obstacles that need to be dealt with to accomplish our goals.

San Bernardino Training Enormous Success

The Century Anger Management Model of Anger Management is becoming very popular! With almost 40 professionals in attendance at our December 1st training in San Bernardino, we also professionally videotaped our 8-hour presentation to be made into a DVD and available for  purchase in Spring, 2006.

Participants enthusiastically responded to our new "starter kit" program which allows newly certified people to purchase a limited number of our books at nearly cost for use in their facilities or programs, as they are learning to teach  our "8 tools" of anger management to their clients. 

Future trainings are slated for Long Beach, Ventura, San Diego, and San Jose, California. Check our website for details of these upcoming trainings.